[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906]

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Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, mostly describing her mother's accident in which she fell at her house and messed up her leg causing her to be confined to her bed for at least six weeks. She goes on to say that she wants him to come and visit the next time he comes up; she also asks about the rest of the family and how they are doing.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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Moses, Ida March 4, 1906.

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Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

Built in 1854, the Homestead was home to one of the founding families of Dripping Springs near Austin. Occupied by the Pound family until 1983, it was the first school house, church, and medical office. The reconstructed home and its decorative artifacts represent life in Central Texas around the year 1910.

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Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, mostly describing her mother's accident in which she fell at her house and messed up her leg causing her to be confined to her bed for at least six weeks. She goes on to say that she wants him to come and visit the next time he comes up; she also asks about the rest of the family and how they are doing.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm.

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  • March 4, 1906

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  • May 8, 2016, 6:12 a.m.

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Moses, Ida. [Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, March 4, 1906], letter, March 4, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743066/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead.

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